Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.
Why work for Dawn Foods?
PEOPLE. PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS.
Why should you apply? We invest in you!

• Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!
• Competitive Pay
• 401(K) + company match
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Professional training
• Family-owned business with over 100 years of service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce.

Job Purpose and Overview
The Regional Manager EHS&S will report directly to the Director of EHS. This position will oversee multiple distribution centers (including delivery drivers) and one manufacturing plant in their assigned region. This position is accountable for the execution of Dawn's Safety, Health & Environmental strategy in their assigned region and must be a subject matter expert in one or more of the following key focus areas: Risk Assessments, Powered Industrial Trucks, Ergonomics, Hazcom, Fire Prevention Plans, Combustible Dust, Electrical Safety, DOT (FMCSR), Flammable & Combustible Liquids, Fall Prevention, Machine Guarding, LOTO, Warehouse Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Emergency Response Plans, Management of Change, Contractor Management, Environmental Compliance, and Security. The Regional Manager EHS&S will champion a continuous improvement culture across their assigned region and will work closely with people and business leaders to develop and implement effective proactive action plans to ensure the highest standards in workplace safety and environmental programs/policies. This position is accountable for ensuring that Dawn enhances safety and environmental programs and performance in their assigned region and consistently leverages best practices.
This is a remote opportunity with up to 75% travel required.
What You'll Do as a Regional Manager EHS&S at Dawn Foods?

• Responsible for supporting and fostering the safety culture and compliance at Dawn facilities.
• Responsible for executing strategy and identifying opportunities to improve safety culture at assigned locations.
• This role has dotted-line reporting relationships and influence over EHS resources that work onsite at our facilities. This role is ultimately responsible for EHS performance in their assigned region while providing support to the Dawn North America EHS function and is expected to leverage influence and relationships to get work done through others without direct authority .
• Develop and mentor facility team members to improve their effectiveness as safety leaders.

• Responsible for the development, implementation, and management of safety, environmental, and security programs, policies, permits, and training to ensure compliance with company policies and government-mandated programs.
• Conduct site audits, inspections, evaluations, and reviews to ensure safety excellence.
• Provides technical support and professional expertise to the overall Dawn organization, inclusive of leadership, engineering, plant operations, and distribution operations.
  • Consult with Engineering, leadership, and team members to identify and resolve potential EHS issues through engineering design changes or other means necessary.
  • Support capital projects as the EHS expert.

• Ensure that safety records and documentation are maintained by company policies and legal requirements.
• Responsible for timely submission of environmental reports/permits to US regulatory agencies.
• Manage and oversee Dawn's DOT compliance with the shipment of hazardous materials at assigned locations.
• Lead compliance to applicable NFPA and insurance provider property recommendations (i.e., combustible dust, storage of flammable liquids, and property loss prevention inspections)
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of existing and proposed environmental health and safety Federal and State regulations.
• Supports EHS investigations and incident reporting including root cause analysis problem-solving, incident prevention, etc.
  • Develop sustainable action plans to reduce incident rates & mitigate risk areas.
• Responsible for the follow-up of the workers' compensation claims for the facilities in partnership with the Worker's Comp corporate team.
• Perform plant, distribution center, and driver ride-along inspections, identify risks and non-compliance areas and develop action plans to correct deficiencies.
• Work with external and internal resources as needed for facilities and program design, professional consulting services, insurance and workmen's compensation issues, and regulatory compliance.

• Leads facilities in the assigned region to achieve Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) targets & objectives.
  • Identify, develop, and track appropriate EHS training calendar/curriculum for the organization by job function.
  • Responsible for the reduction/elimination of hazards and incident reduction within the Dawn facilities.
  • Conducts trends analysis and reporting of results against key EHS metrics to drive reduction in injury & illness rates.
  • Report on metrics and maintain safety systems to drive compliance, including developing detailed performance and tracking mechanisms for leading and lagging safety performance.

• Implement effective change management practices in all cases where change adoption is a critical element of improving safety & environmental performance, goals, or behaviors.
• Collaborate with leadership & people team to ensure that safety is integrated into all aspects of the company culture and employee engagement initiatives.
• Understand and promote the philosophies and policies of Dawn Food Products, Inc. supporting the Circle of Excellence.
• Other duties or assignments as needed.

What Does It Take to be a Regional Manager EHS&S at Dawn Foods?
Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Environmental Health, Environmental Science, Occupational Health, and Safety
• 8 years of progressively responsible experience leading EHS efforts within a manufacturing and distribution environment
• Experience developing and implementing safety programs, policies, and training from the ground up.
• Ability to be self-directed and complete work with minimal day-to-day supervision.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
• Strong knowledge of local, state, and federal EH&S regulations and guidance
• Ability to work and engage with all levels of stakeholders.
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 suite
• Certified environmental, safety, or Industrial Hygiene professional preferred
• Prior experience with delivery driver safety is a plus
• Prior experience with DOT (FMCSR) is a plus.
• Prior multi-site EHS experience preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 75%.

Physical Demands & Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• The normal setting for this job is an office environment or work-from-home office with up to 75% travel.

Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply."
About Our Benefits
Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. We also help protect your future financial health with a generous 401(k) matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many tools and resources on financial wellness. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits.
Compensation Range:
$102,640-$169,350 with bonus incentive
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An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law.
Requisition ID: 35772
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Date: May 1, 2024
If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please send an email to [email protected].